Optimal epidural volume expansion during combined spinal-epidural anesthesia: One question, one answer

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 312-313

  Ingelmo, P M ^a   Somaini, M ^b  

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

CESAREAN SECTION; EDITORIAL; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HERNIOPLASTY; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; NOTE; SUBARACHNOID SPACE;

ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; SUBARACHNOID SPACE;

EID: 77954687330     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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